| audience |
Adult, children, college (for text books), young adult. |
| ac= |
Abbreviation for the audience
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| administrator |
License administrator. The person in your organization who
is authorized to change information about users on your account. To find
out who this person is, click My
Account on the top navigation bar. |
| announced title |
Some books, audios and videos changed titles before they were published.
Booksinprint.com
can help you locate the real title. Terms in the announced title are included
in the Keyword
In Title index.
|
| as= |
Abbreviation for the audiobook
subject index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| au= |
Abbreviation for the author/contributor
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| aw= |
Abbreviation for the awards
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| Awards Database |
see Bowker's Awards Database |
| bd= |
Abbreviation for the bindings
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| bi= |
Abbreviation for the BISAC
subject index in the Boolean Search workspace |
| Binding |
For example, "trade cloth" or "library binding"
or "e-book." For a list of binding types and codes, click BROWSE
on the top navigation bar or bottom navigation bar. Then click Binding. |
| BISAC |
Book Industry Standards Advisory Committee |
| bn= |
Abbreviation for the ISBN
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| Bowker's Children's Titles |
Titles from R.R. Bowker's most popular children's reference
books. R.R. Bowker is the publisher of booksinprint.com. |
| Brief Record Information |
The data about a title on the Search Results screen. |
| ch= |
Abbreviation for the children's
subjects index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| company type |
Publisher, Imprint, Distributor/Wholesaler,or Book Agent
|
| contributor |
For example, a ghost writer, producer, the author of a preface,
film producer, etc. |
| criteria (search criteria) |
A "search criteria" is (1) a term you enter into an empty
field, (2) or a criteria you select from a drop down menu, or (3) a criteria
you select by clicking a checkbox or radio button. |
| dd= |
Abbreviation for the Dewey
Decimal System index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| drop-down menu |
Click the arrow on a drop down box to reveal your current options. For
example,
becomes
|
| Favorite character |
From the Children's
Room, a link to popular children's titles characters. |
| fc= |
Abbreviation for the fictitious
characters index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| fm= |
Abbreviation for the formats
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| format |
book, audiobook or video |
| Full Record Information |
The data contained on all the tabs belonging to a title record. |
| index |
Booksinprint.com
arranges categoric of search terms into "indexes." For example,
there's an audiobook subject index, an author/contributor index, etc. |
| ISBN |
International Standard Book Number. R.R. Bowker, publisher
of booksinprint.com,
is the official ISBN agency for the United States. |
| ks= |
Abbreviation for the keyword
in subject index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| kt= |
Abbreviation for the keyword
in title index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| kw= |
Abbreviation for the keyword
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| la= |
Abbreviation for the language
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| LC Call Number |
Same as LC Classification Number. |
| LC Classification Number |
LC Call Number. |
| lc= |
Abbreviation for the LC
Classification/Call index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| Lexile Code |
To find out more about The Lexile Framework, please go to
http://www.lexile.com. |
| Lexile Measure |
To find out more about The Lexile Framework, please go to
http://www.lexile.com. |
| license administrator |
The person in your organization who is authorized to change
information about users on your account. To find out who this person is,
click My
Account on the top navigation bar. |
| ln= |
Abbreviation for the LCCN
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| lo= |
Abbreviation for the setting
(location) index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| media source |
booksinprint.com
can tell which which titles have appeared in certain media sources -- that
is, TV shows, radio shows, and magazines. |
| MPAA |
Motion Picture Association of America |
| ms= |
Abbreviation for the media
source index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| original title |
Some books, audios and videos are re-released with different titles.
Booksinprint.com
can help you locate the current titles if you know the original title.
Terms in the original title are included in the Keyword
In Title index.
|
| pe= |
Abbreviation for the performer
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| private |
Refers to a list that is password protected such that only
authorized users in an organization who know the password associated with
the list can view the contents. |
| pu= |
Abbreviation for the performer
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| public |
Refers to a list that can be viewed by any authorized user
of your account. |
| publisher category |
Childrens, Legal, Medical or Sci-Tech |
| py= |
Abbreviation for the publication
year index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| ra= |
Abbreviation for the MPAA
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| rv= |
Abbreviation for the review
source index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| SAN |
Standard Address
Number |
| se= |
Abbreviation for the series
title index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| search criteria |
A "search criteria" is (1) a term you enter into an empty
field, (2) or a criteria you select from a drop down menu, or (3) a criteria
you select by clicking a checkbox or radio button. |
| setting |
The location where a work of fiction takes place -- for example,
Shangri La or Camelot, or London or Iowa. |
| st= |
Abbreviation for the status
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| Status |
in-print (active title), out-of-print (inactive title), or
forthcoming |
| su= |
Abbreviation for the subject
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| synopsis |
Many booksinprint.com
titles include a brief description of the title, which can be found on the
Full Description tab. |
| ti= |
Abbreviation for the title
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| title of original source (for audiobook and video titles) |
Some videos and audiobooks are produced with a title different
from the film or book from which the audio or video was taken. Terms in
the title of original source are included in the Keyword
In Title index. |
| title supplement |
An addition to the title that is not the subtitle. In the title History
of the World, Volume II. Ancient Egypt, the title supplement is "Volume
II. Ancient Egypt." Terms in the title supplement are included in
the Keyword
In Title index.
|
| upc= |
Abbreviation for the UPC
(Universal Price Code) index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| vendor |
A supplier or distributor of titles. |
| vh= |
Abbreviation for the video
hue index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| vs= |
Abbreviation for the video
subject index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| vs= |
Abbreviation for the vendor
index in the Boolean Search workspace. |
| workspace |
Any form in booksinprint.com in which you can enter information
in order to achieve an answer you're seeking. |
| Z39.50 compliant library catalog |
Library OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogs) that are structured based
on the Z39.50 protocol. For more information, please go to:
http://archive.dstc.edu.au/DDU/projects/ZINC/zsimple.htm
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